GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |